The Urban Development Division reviews all submitted plats and site plans for ordinance compliance, processes zoning change requests and variances, handles zoning ordinance updates, amendments, and changes, communicates technical  requirements of city ordinances to customers, and prepares development cases for Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council meetings.

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The Urban Development Division provides land use information, and assistance with the development review process to citizens, businesses, developers and other customers.

The mission of the Urban Development division is to guide a coordinated development of the city and its environment, which promotes the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community. Key responsibilities of this division include:

Processing Zoning Changes

Development Plan Review

Processing Subdivision Plats

Zoning Ordinances Development

The City of Irving is divided into thirty-four (34) types of zoning districts. For a summary of the various zoning districts, or to inquire about a particular property’s zoning classification, please call Planning and Development at 972.721.2424.

You can also visit Planning and Development on the second floor of the Irving Civic Center.  We will need the following information from you:

The location of the property by address or legal description.

1. The location of the property by address or legal description
2. Approximate distance from the nearest intersection
3. Which side of the street the property is on

Development Forms, Procedures & Applications - Back to Top

Note: The following information is subject to change and should be verified through the Planning and Development Department before any action is made.

Attention: Applications must be filed in person along with all the information requested. All application requests are processed on a case by case basis, and, in most cases, a filing fee is charged.

If you have a specific question about any of the information on these files or how it would apply to a parcel of land located within the City of Irving, please contact Planning and Development.

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General Rules and Procedures for Submitting Applications
NOTE: The zoning change application below is universal for all procedures listed below with the exception of subdividing/platting, R-AB and landscape variance appeals

• Planning and Development Department Fee Schedule as of 10/1/2006
• Procedure(s) for changing zoning
• Procedures for platting/subdividing land
• Subdivision/Plat checklist
• Development/project plan procedures
• Procedures for restaurant with alcoholic beverage (R-AB)
• Procedures for R-AB certificate of occupancy
• Carport regulations
• Landscape variance/appeal procedure
• Special fence project plan procedure

Application Forms

• Application for a street name change
• Zoning change application (universal)
• Subdivision/Plat application
• Application for Vacation & Abandonment - Street/Easement/Alley
• R-AB application